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Dr. Matthias Rath is a German born physician and researcher/developer of nutritional therapies and Cellular Medicine. The institute he heads up conducts basic research and clinical studies to scientifically document the health benefits of micronutrients in fighting a multitude of diseases. Micronutrients are minerals, trace elements and vitamins required by living organisms to sustain physiological functions on a daily basis, but which cannot be made by the organism. Applying this scientific knowledge in the fight against diseases, he and his research team have identified the following common health conditions as being primarily caused by chronic deficiencies of micronutrients:

Arteriosclerosis (the cause of coronary heart disease and stroke)

High Blood Pressure

Heart Failure

Irregular Heart Beat

Diabetic circulatory problems

Osteoporosis

Many forms of cancer

Immune deficiencies as a precondition for a variety of infectious diseases, including AIDS

Dr. Rath is also an outspoken advocate for patient rights and for free access to natural healthcare worldwide. His advocacy continues to be instrumental in preventing a global ban on natural health therapies on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry, who would like nothing better than to block the public’s knowledge of alternative therapies which would steal from their billion dollar money pot.

Dr. Rath’s area of cancer research is especially intriguing to me, being that my father has chosen to cease chemo now and start building his system back up in more “natural” ways. The basis of chemotherapy and radiation treatment is the destruction of all rapidly dividing cells, which is not limited to just the cancer cells. As the treatments do not discriminate between healthy and abnormal (cancer) cells, they damage cells in healthy organs that have a high renewal rate and are frequently dividing, such as the cells of bone marrow, skin, the intestinal lining and many other organs. Patients end up suffering from anemia and a further weakened immune system, making the elimination of cancer cells all that more difficult. In cases where the cancer cells have built a resistance to the drugs, the damage of healthy tissue really puts the patient at a bigger disadvantage in their fight. Intestinal bleeding triggered by these therapies impairs the absorption of nutrients and contributes to diminishing the body’s natural ability to fight cancer. There is also a risk of damage to the genetic machinery of the cells, the DNA, which could lead to the development of new cancers. This is how cancer does its dirty work.

Cancer develops when cells in one part of an organ in the body escape growth control. Normal body cells grow, divide, and die in a systematic way. While we are still growing, normal cells divide much more frequently. Upon reaching adulthood, the cells in most organs of the body divide only to replace dysfunctional or dying cells and to repair injuries. In the case of cancer cells, the genetic program that regulates the cell growth cycle becomes interrupted, causing the cells to become immortal and to constantly divide. Cancer cell growth never stops. Growing cells expand in a tissue by digesting the surrounding collagen and connective tissue barrier with specific enzymes, the most prominent are matrix metalloproteinasesor MMPs. This cell growth results in the formation of a tumor mass. The same process of collagen digestion is used by cancer cells to spread to other organs (metastasis). Uncontrolled collagen dissolving accompanies other pathologies, such as chronic inflammation (arthritis, asthma, atherosclerosis), infections (destruction of connective tissue facilitates spread of microbial agents) and in many other conditions. To stop cancer metastasis, the activity of MMPs must be inhibited. Here’s where Dr. Rath and his team of researchers at his Institute identified a specific combination of nutrients that can inhibit the activity of MMPs and stop the spread of cancer cells. This nutrient combination, includes vitamin C, the amino acids L-lysine and L-proline , a green tea extract known as Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG), and other micronutrients which work together to achieve this goal. Their extensive research conducted on more than two dozen cancer cell types have shown that this nutrient combination is effective in controlling cancer in multiple ways: stopping its growth, spread, formation of new blood vessels in tumors (angiogenesis) and inducing natural cancer cell death (apoptosis).

Unlike chemotherapy toxins, radiation and various pharmaceutical drugs, nutrients are safe even in higher doses. Moreover, they are needed by all cells in the body, immune system cells, thereby supporting the entire body’s ability to fight cancer. There have been numerous studies conducted on this nutrient therapy’s efficacy that are available via Dr. Rath’s site and/or a simple search of scholarly papers and medical journals via Google.

Having experienced first hand numerous medical professionals advising on treatment options for my father, I am keenly aware what a business Cancer is to the pharmaceutical industry. These medications, even with some insurance companies covering 80% of the cost, are still incredibly expensive. Even more so in my father’s case, where it was more of a preventative measure, yet still administered bi-weekly. Having the right to choose what is best for HIS health was integral to his recovery process. The refusal of chemical treatment gave him back his voice, which had been silenced by all those professional opinions and fears. Dr. Rath is one medical professional who is listening.